The record-setting musician has been friends with Swift for years after he supported her on her 2013 Red world tour and apparently it was quite an experience for him.

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Ed Sheeran reveals he bedded one of Taylor Swift's mates during his time in the US with the singer's sexy girl squad

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Ed didn't reveal which member of Taylor's 'squad' he ended up bedding

"I was this 22-year-old awkward British kid going on tour with the biggest artist in America, who has all these famous mates," he told Rolling Stone.

"It was very easy. I would often find myself in situations just kind of waking up and looking over and being like, 'How the f*** did that happen?'"

Sheeran, 26, told the magazine: "She would be there if everything ended for me. Taylor is kind of an anomaly in that sense."

Of the backlash Swift has received in recent months - including around her now-defunct high-profile romance with actor Tom Hiddleston and a public feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West over the rapper's song Famous - Sheeran said she will always have to face the public's scrutiny but that he will be there for her.

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The singer-songwriter admitted he'd wake up and wonder how he managed it

He said: "She's omnipresent because she's the most famous woman in the world, so she can't make the decision to not be in the press.

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